Kathryn Cassidy
Group Sustainability Manager
Downer Group
08:15
Registration and welcome coffee
08:50
Opening remarks from the Chair
NSW Ministerial Address
09:00
Updates on submissions and the public consultation phase of the 20-Year Waste Strategy for NSW
- Examining the background of the 20-Year Waste Strategy for NSW
- Outlining the aims of the policy and the expected impacts on waste management strategy for the local community
- Discussing the first impressions from draft submissions and public feedback
The Hon. Matt Kean MP
Minister for Energy and Environment
NSW Government
Soft Plastics
09:30
Taking on the challenge of soft plastics in Australia
Margaret Stuart
Head of Corporate Affairs
Nestlé Oceania
10:00
Design considerations for advanced public waste facilities
- Issues and limitations of conventional public waste facility designs
- Key considerations in the design of advanced public waste facilities
- The importance of vision and a collaborative design approach
- Case study – Re Use Goulburn
Michael Stojanoski
Environmental Scientist
Cardno
Zoe Wood
Senior Environmental Scientist
Cardno
Robert Kempton
Team Leader Project Management
Cardno
10:30
Morning tea and networking
Data and Technology in Waste Management
11:00
Panel Discussion: Unleashing the power of AI to manage Australian waste
- How important is AI as an essential tool in developing a useful waste management strategy?
- What is the interrelationship between your human workforce and the role AI will play in streamlining processes and enhance employee value?
- How can Australian organisations translate national and international examples of AI applications in the waste industry into their own operations?
Moderator:
Blaise Porter
Director Responsible Business – Oceania
Fujitsu Australia
Panellists:
Ali Abbas
Associate Professor
The University of Sydney
Dr Britta Denise Hardesty
Principal Research Scientist
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
Veena Shahjwalla
Scientia Professor, SMaRT Centre
UNSW
Dr. David Soldani
Adj. Professor, UNSW
CTSO Huawei (ASIA Pacific Region)
Huawei
Ian Hansel
Director
Verge Labs
Innovation in Practice
11:40
Resource Recovery Partnerships Powering the Transition to a Circular Economy
- Examining the World’s Biggest Garage Sale (WBGS) and Officeworks innovative partnership and the role it has played in launching Australia’s first Circular Economy Precinct, while assisting Officeworks to become a zero-waste business.
- Outlining the ground-breaking impact and growth this partnership has enabled in creating job opportunities for marginalised and vulnerable Australians, while diverting potential waste from landfill, and powering the transition towards a circular economy.
- Highlighting how this has paved the way for more partnerships to create a new circular ecosystem supply-chain, and unlocking new forms of value in resource recovery.
Yasmin Grigaliunas
Chief Executive Officer & C0-Founder
World’s Biggest Garage Sale
12:10
Lunch and networking
13:10
Case Study: Addressing waste in the textiles industry
- Outlining fashion waste opportunities and the impacts on society, landfill and future materials
- Looking into how clean technologies and advanced manufacturing redefined waste and created reusable commodities
- Examining the role blockchain and smart contracts play in validating recycled materialsDecreasing cost and workflow challenges on site through the continuous removal of waste products
Graham Ross
Co-Founder
BlockTexx
13:40
Interactive Roundtables
Join our interactive roundtables for a deep dive into the topic that means the most to you.
Choose 2 x 30 minutes roundtables from:
1. Improving existing waste and resource recovery strategies
Terrie-Ann Johnson
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Clean Up Australia
2. What are the opportunities and barriers to ensuring all waste, electrical, and electronic equipment in Australia is effectively recycled at the end of its useful life?
Janet Leslie
Manager – Sustainability
Canon Australia
3. Developing a hazardous waste management and disposal plan
Pamela Naidoo-Ameglio
Group Executive – Nuclear Precinct
ANSTO
4. Changing mindsets by turning waste into a resource: Discussing product stewardship and recycling
Camille Reed
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
ACTA – Australasian Circular Textile Association
5. What are the most significant challenges preventing increased adoption of the circular economy?
Phil Woods
Strategy Manager – Resource Recovery and Circular Economy
Sydney Water
6. Unwrapping the 2025 nation-wide ban on “problematic and unnecessary” plastics
Ricki Hersburgh
Executive Director
Plastic Oceans Australasia
14:40
Afternoon tea and networking
15:10
Managing waste generated through research and manufacturing including domestic and hazardous waste
- Examining the importance of community engagement when operating a research and manufacturing plant
- Developing a clear understanding of the range of capabilities deployed when managing water treatment and chemical management
- Implementing best practice strategies into your own waste management supply chain
Paula Berghofer
General Mangaer – Waste Services
ANSTO
Psychology of Waste
15:40
The psychology of waste: creating behavioural change to reduce waste and recycling our carbon footprint
- Examining what businesses can do to manage and reduce waste to increase environmental sustainability
- Understanding the behavioural patterns that can lead to clutter filling your office and the effects it can have on employee productivity
- Rethinking business consumption to reduce waste creation and decrease our carbon footprint
Tanya Lewis
The Eco Organiser
Ecoorganiser.com
and author
Stuff Off & Ethically Declutter Your Home in 30 Days
Waste Enforcement
16:10
Tried and Tested: Strategies from a 5-year Regional Litter Plan that Really Work
- Uncovering regional priorities and the real cost of litter to communities.
- Best practice litter reduction approaches that work in any setting from parks, town centres and even roadside.
- Communication strategies for delivering regional messages to multiple audiences.
- Partnerships as pathways to enforcement success.
Guada Lado
Regional Waste Coordinator
Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC)
16:50
Closing remarks from the Chair
17:00
End of Waste Strategy Summit 2021